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Posted: 1/3/2012 2:40:12 PM EDT
| Will an 18" mid length barrel that is cut down to 17" work to bring everything closer to what it needs to be or am i ruining a barrel. |
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a 17' barrel is suppose to be closer to the optimum for a mid length system Your putting way to much thought into this.... If there was such a thing as "optimum" barrel length for a middy it would be 16" so the geometry would then be the same as a rifle length system Unless you just don't like your 18" I would leave it alone, If you do want something shorter just sell the one you have and get a PSA or Spikes 16" middy upper |
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a 17' barrel is suppose to be closer to the optimum for a mid length system Your putting way to much thought into this.... If there was such a thing as "optimum" barrel length for a middy it would be 16" so the geometry would then be the same as a rifle length system Unless you just don't like your 18" I would leave it alone, If you do want something shorter just sell the one you have and get a PSA or Spikes 16" middy upper Spikes 16" middy upper is superb, all mill spec.. |
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a 17' barrel is suppose to be closer to the optimum for a mid length system Your putting way to much thought into this.... If there was such a thing as "optimum" barrel length for a middy it would be 16" so the geometry would then be the same as a rifle length system Unless you just don't like your 18" I would leave it alone, If you do want something shorter just sell the one you have and get a PSA or Spikes 16" middy upper Spikes 16" middy upper is superb, all mill spec.. 16" barrel and mid-length gas isn't mil-spec. Just saying. 
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a 17' barrel is suppose to be closer to the optimum for a mid length system Your putting way to much thought into this.... If there was such a thing as "optimum" barrel length for a middy it would be 16" so the geometry would then be the same as a rifle length system Unless you just don't like your 18" I would leave it alone, If you do want something shorter just sell the one you have and get a PSA or Spikes 16" middy upper Spikes 16" middy upper is superb, all mill spec.. 16" barrel and mid-length gas isn't mil-spec. Just saying. It's built to military specification as far as material goes. To describe a Mil-Spec front sight, is to say that it is forged and a taller “F” to be barreled to a flattop and the shorter to be barreled to an A2 upper. To describe a Mil-Spec M4 profile barrel, is to say that it is 4150, chrome lined, and 1/7 twist. Or even to say regarding chrome molly/chrome lined vs. chrome molly, where chrome lining is Mil-Spec. Smart ass
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I just had my Stag 2T 16" cut down, and Noveske KX3 permently installed. Works great so far, and is still plenty accurate. what did you cut the barrel to? can you go to 13.0 with the KX3? Yeah. It's about 13. The KX3 is 3.25. The overall length is just a touch ( Maybe an 1/8 ) over 16" I'm way happy I did it. I have my 10" Troy rail going back to Troy because it is slightly out of spec. I am going to see if they will replace it with the 12" Version (MRF-R ) I wish I could find a pic of a barrel with a total length of 16" with a 12" rail on it. 
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